Fuel poverty and energy efficiency obligations - A critical assessment of the supplier obligation in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 1194-1203

  Rosenow, Jan ^a   Platt, Reg ^b   Flanagan, Brooke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Public Policy Research   (United Kingdom)

^c Future Climate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency obligations; Fuel poverty; White certificates

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON REDUCTION; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ASSESSMENT; DELIVERABILITY; FUEL POVERTY; POOR HOUSEHOLDS; WHITE CERTIFICATES;

CARBON; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

FUELS;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84884988550     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.103     Document Type: Article

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